wradlib.atten.correct_attenuation_constrained¶
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wradlib.atten.
correct_attenuation_constrained
(gateset, a_max=0.000167, a_min=2.33e-05, n_a=4, b_max=0.7, b_min=0.65, n_b=6, gate_length=1.0, constraints=None, constraint_args=None, sector_thr=10)¶ Gate-by-Gate attenuation correction based on the iterative approach of [Kraemer2008] and [Jacobi2016] with a generalized and scalable number of constraints.
Differing from the original approach, the method for addressing small sectors which conflict with the constraints is based on a bisection forward calculating method, and not on backwards attenuation calculation.
Parameters: - gateset (
numpy.ndarray
) –Multidimensional array, where the range gates (over which iteration has to be performed) are supposed to vary along the last array-dimension and the azimuths are supposed to vary along the next to last array-dimension.
Data has to be provided in decibel representation of reflectivity [dBZ].
- a_max (float) –
Initial value for linear coefficient of the k-Z relation ( \(k=a \cdot Z^{b}\) ).
Per default set to 1.67e-4.
- a_min (float) –
Minimal allowed linear coefficient of the k-Z relation ( \(k=a \cdot Z^{b}\) ) in the downwards iteration of ‘a’ in case of breaching one of thresholds
constr_args
of the optional conditionsconstraints
.Per default set to 2.33e-5.
- n_a (int) –
Number of iterations from
a_max
toa_min
.Per default set to 4.
- b_max (float) –
Initial value for exponential coefficient of the k-Z relation ( \(k=a \cdot Z^{b}\) ).
Per default set to 0.7.
- b_min (float) –
Minimal allowed exponential coefficient of the k-Z relation ( \(k=a \cdot Z^{b}\) ) in the downwards iteration of ‘b’ in case of breaching one of thresholds
constr_args
of the optional conditionsconstraints
and the linear coefficient ‘a’ has already reached the lower limita_min
.Per default set to 0.65.
- n_b (int) –
Number of iterations from
b_max
tob_min
.Per default set to 6.
- gate_length (float) –
Radial length of a range gate [km].
Per default set to 1.0.
- constraints (list) – List of constraint functions. The signature of these functions has to be constraint_function(gateset, k, *constr_args). Their return value must be a boolean array of shape gateset.shape[:-1] set to True for beams, which do not fulfill the constraint.
- constraint_args (list) – List of lists, which are to be passed to the individual constraint functions using the *args mechanism (len(constr_args) == len(constraints)).
- sector_thr (int) – Number of adjacent beams, for which in case of breaching the
constraints the attenuation with downward iterated
a
andb
- parameters is recalculated. For more narrow sectors the integrated attenuation of the last gate is interpolated and used as reference for the recalculation.
Returns: pia (
numpy.ndarray
) – Array with the same shape asgateset
containing the calculated path integrated attenuation [dB] for each range gate.Examples
Implementing the original Hitschfeld & Bordan (1954) algorithm with otherwise default parameters:
from wradlib.atten import * pia = correct_attenuation_constrained(gateset, a_max=8.e-5, b_max=0.731, n_a=1, n_b=1, gate_length=1.0)
Implementing the basic Kraemer algorithm:
pia = atten.correct_attenuation_constrained(gateset, a_max=1.67e-4, a_min=2.33e-5, n_a=100, b_max=0.7, b_min=0.65, n_b=6, gate_length=1., constraints= [wrl.atten.constraint_dbz], constraint_args=[[59.0]])
Implementing the PIA algorithm by Jacobi et al.:
pia = atten.correct_attenuation_constrained(gateset, a_max=1.67e-4, a_min=2.33e-5, n_a=100, b_max=0.7, b_min=0.65, n_b=6, gate_length=1., constraints= [wrl.atten.constraint_dbz, wrl.atten.constraint_pia], constraint_args= [[59.0],[20.0]])
- gateset (